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Inside the Cockpit of a 1940s Curtiss C-46 Commando

Explore the operations at Buffalo Airways in Northern Canada, where classic planes like the Curtiss C-46 Commando and the last flying Lockheed Electra are in service, delivering vital supplies to ...
Flightglobal

US lawmakers seek to limit KC-46 purchases and extend KC-135 service amid engineering concerns

Less than two months after the US Air Force (USAF) announced plans to significantly expand its purchases of KC-46A tankers from Boeing, US lawmakers are attempting to restrict that proposal, at least ...
The National Interest

The Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus Has A Big Problem

According to reports, the Air Force and Boeing were aware since 2018 that the KC-46 Pegasus could develop issues in the aileron hinges. The Air Force paused deliveries of the KC-46A Pegasus air tanker ...
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Israel plans to expand KC-46 fleet to six aircraft with $500 million follow-on order

Israel plans to obtain two additional Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft, bringing its total commitment for the type to six examples. A contract for the two additional aircraft will be signed once approval ...
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Conference on Fire Prevention in C-46 Aircraft, TSESE-2-1171

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should ...